Committee advances performance‑based ratemaking bill after two failed consumer amendments

Feb 12, 2026

House Bill 1,002 would authorize multiyear performance‑based rate plans for utilities and include affordability and service‑restoration metrics; two amendments aimed at expanding payment plans and requiring more detailed bill line‑iteming failed, and the committee subsequently passed the bill 9‑0.

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The Appropriations committee reviewed House Bill 1,002, a sponsor‑backed measure that would authorize performance‑based ratemaking (PBR) for utilities and authorize structured multiyear rate plans with annual performance incentive metrics.

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